Shooting Date/Time 8/5/2006 6:58:50 PM
Focal Length 200.0 mm
cropped, noiseware, converted to duotone, resized, usm, slight sharpen, border, save for web.
Only one take. I would have liked to have captured it without the trees in the background and I'm not sure if my duotone conversion will be well received, but I like it.
Thank you so much for all the wonderful comments and 10 favorites!
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my big wish for this picture is that the wonderful bokeh type background filled the whole image. the white sky is so overpowering, that it just makes me feel mildly disappointed. which isn't to say you HAVEN'T done a great job here; the detail and capture of the bird is really super. i think the bird could do with he white bits being made whiter (curves or dodge) but that aside, it's lovely. 7.
(editted to correct grammer from you've to haven't! sorry!)
Hey. Pretty good capture. I like the color tone used to minimize the sky blowout. The diagonal that the hawk is coming in at adds some nice drama to the photo. This should do pretty well for you. Did I already say nice catch?! ;^) Good luck.
I can scarcely imagine how hard this is to get - I thought you should know I recognize your skill in getting this! ;-) I don't think the sepia is doing you any favors in this shot though.
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